IM Department

The IM department hosts several research teams distributed throughout the Université Paris Cité research sites: institut Pasteur, institut Cochin, Bichat, Necker, institut Curie, les Cordeliers etc.

169 HDRs are part of this department, supervising 134 doctoral students in 2025.

Research topics are highly diverse, with the key words being:

Microorganisms and communities
– Microorganisms (viruses, bacteria, bacteriophages, fungi, yeasts, parasites)
– Ecosystems and interactions (Microbiota, Commensals, Pathogens and host cells, Probiotics, Biofilms)

Biology of Microorganisms
– Physiology, metabolism, synthetic biology, biotechnology
– Regulation, adaptation, evolution

Infections and epidemiology
– Pathogenesis, Host-pathogen interactions, Host response, Infectious diseases, Zoonoses
– Pandemics, Epidemiology, Public health

Treatments and resistance
– Antimicrobials, Resistance, Anti-infective strategy
– Vaccines, Anti-infectious immunity from the pathogen’s point of view